Where does “castless” come from?

castless (English) comes from English cast, from Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic kastōną, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

castless (English): Without a cast or casts

Definitions

  1. Without a cast or casts

Ancestry of “castless”, step by step

castless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcastTo throw; To throw forward into the sea; To...
2Middle Englishcastento throw, cast
3Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
4Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kastōną →Every word from Old Norse kasta →